Deep Purple Mark-4 Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice Last Concert

1. Burn 2. Love Child (5:55) 3. Smoke On The Water (10:03) 4. You Keep On Moving (16:43) 5. Highway Star (23:44) 6. Stormbringer (28:56) Deep Purple Mark IV personnel is Tommy Bolin - guitar, David Coverdale - lead vocals, Glenn Hughes - bass guitar/vocals, Jon Lord - keyboards, and Ian Paice - drums. History: In July 1973, Glenn Hughes of Trapeze replaced Roger Glover on bass. Paul Rodgers, who had been a member of Free until their recent breakup, was initially offered the role of frontman, but he declined to focus on the formation of Bad Company. The position vacated by Ian Gillan was later taken by David Coverdale, who auditioned in the summer and was unveiled as Deep Purple’s new vocalist on September 23, 1973. After the band released Burn (Feb 1974) and Stormbringer (Dec 1974), the creatively frustrated Blackmore recorded a self-titled debut album by a new project dubbed “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow“ in early 1975. This ultimately led to his departure from Deep Purple, which was officially announced on June 21, 1975. Despite Blackmore’s core creative role in the band, Deep Purple continued with the addition of former James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin. He also recorded the successful solo album Teaser. After just one album, Come Taste the Band, the “Mark IV“ lineup played their final show on March 15, 1976, before breaking up officially on July 19. Tommy Bolin died of a heroin overdose that December. David Coverdale went on to form the band Whitesnake. Last Concert In Japan by Deep Purple was released in March 1977 in Japan and in 1978 in Europe. Dedicated to Tommy Bolin, it records the last Japanese concert of the Mark IV lineup that included Bolin. The album was recorded on December 15, 1975, live at the Tokyo Budokan and achieved gold certification in Japan. Deep Purple’s MK4 Japanese performance drew 14,000 people, an attendance record for the Budokan Hall. Parts of the concert were also recorded on 16mm film and included in the video Deep Purple Rises Over Japan, released in Japan in 1985. The live recording was substantially edited to fit a single LP. The complete concert was remastered and restored for This Time Around: Live in Tokyo, released in 2001. In addition to including a large portion of the set omitted from the original release, the 2001 re-release restored the show’s original sound quality, which was compromised when a hurriedly mastered audio track meant for a potential video release was used to hasten the original release. The album’s original cover incorrectly stated that it included a live version of “Woman from Tokyo“, when it included only a short jam on its main riff, performed during Jon Lord’s organ solo. This displeased Deep Purple fans, who assumed the misinformation was intended to boost sales. In a 1995 interview, Glenn Hughes called Last Concert in Japan an “awful record“. He said it “should never have been released“ because “Tommy couldn’t play“, as Bolin had taken drugs the night before and fallen asleep on his left arm for eight hours. Source: Wikipedia #DeepPurple Made In Japan 1972 live double album was one of Deep Purple’s most popular LPs.